The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2075
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:22am)
- 9SatMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:32pm)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (5:35am)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:11pm)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 28ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:51am)
- 28ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:33am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:34am)
- 30SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 3, 7:11am
- Last QuarterSun 10, 7:25am
- New MoonSun 17, 6:25am
- First QuarterMon 25, 3:45am
Perigee 11 Mar (369,700 km) · Apogee 24 Mar (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.8 | 6:18am | 12:49pm | 7:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 4:25am | 11:18am | 6:11pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 7:12am | 1:26pm | 7:39pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 6:56pm | 12:30am | 6:01am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 11:42pm | 6:59am | 2:13pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 1:32am | 8:52am | 4:12pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 4:20pm | 9:11pm | 2:05am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2075
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 20 August 2026.